Wrist carried implement retainer



Jan. 12, 1937. KOsT ET AL 2,067,537

WRIST CARRIED IMPLEMENT RETAINER Filed July 5, 1935 F2 1 I F1 2 EDGAR L.K057- INVENTORS A TTORNEY GENE V/EVE PRE/VOE/RGAJT Patented Jan. 12,1937 Q I UNITED STATES PATENT I OFFICE WRIST CARRIED DWPLEMENT RETAINEREdgar L. Kost, Bronxville, and Genevieve Prendergast, New York, N. Y.

Application July 5, 1935, Serial No. 30,028

3 Claims. (Cl. 223-109) This invention relates to a combined wrist-Inthe illustrated embodiment of the invention, supported cushion-likeretainer for elongated the numeral l indicates an assembledwrist-supimplements of very small diameter. ported cushion-like retainercomprising a car- An object of this invention is to provide a. riermember II and aremovably supported cush- 5 wrist-supported carrierhaving means for enion-like member l2. The retainer II has a cir- 5gaging a removable compacted cushion-like recul'arly dished upperportion l3 and a centrally tainer especially adapted for engagingbluntarcuate lower surface 14 terminating in two fiat ended implements,such as hairpins. segments I5, I5. The arcuate surface is designed IAnother object of this invention is to provide a to substantially fitthe wrist of a person. carrier having an arcuate lower face designed Thesegments l5, l5, have slots l6, Hi, there- 10 for seating engagementwith the wrist of a through which permit the insertion of an elastichuman arm and having a flexible strap at its ribbon l I from the lowersurface into the dished lower surface and means for engaging removablyupper portion. As shown in Figure 2, the ends v mounted retainingmembers for a variety of imof the ribbon I! may be gripped with metal 15plements used in homes, beauty parlors, etc. clamping members I8 whichare larger than 15 Another object of this invention resides in a thewidth of the respective slots I 6 and serve to. cushion-like retainerhaving an outer reticulated secure the ends of the ribbon inside thedished hollow convex member made of metal and an portion l3. It is to benoted that the carrier ll inner brush preferably made of coarse uprightis thus adapted to be mounted on and secured bristles, wire or materialhaving coarse interto an arm of a person with the arcuate surface 20stices, the upper surface of the brush being 14 resting on the wrist andwith the elastic ribbon spaced away inwardly from the outer convexenaround the wrist. The dished portion l3 has closureso as to permit ablunt-ended hairpin or been perforated to provide oppositely disposedthe like to be passed through the apertures in bayonet-joint formationsor engaging means I9.

the outer enclosure into the inner retainer and The cushion-like memberl2 consists of a base 5 be held in engagement at two points spaced apart20 having through apertures to receive bristles a substantial distance.or wires 2| which'are preferably grouped or Another object of thisinvention is to'provide separated into tufts 22. As best shown in Fig- Ia Wrist-supported r i r having n in ure 1, the tufts 22 are ofdifierentheights, being means at its upper surface for receivingavariety highest at the central portion of the circular 0 of implementsupporting devices. base 20 and decreasing in height'as the outer Withthe above and other objects in view, the boundary of the base isapproached. The Sa d invention will be hereinafter more particularlyvarying heights being governed by the proximity des ribed in connectionwith the comp nyin of the upper ends of the tufts 22 to the interiordrawing and pointed out in the claims which convex surface of an outerreticulated hollow 35 form pa t Of t Specification member 23 which maybe made of wire mesh.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, The aperatures 24 in the wiremesh being large wherein like numerals of reference designate enough topermit free entry therethrough of corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, blunt ended implements uch as hairpins 25. 40 in which!As shown in Figure 1, a hair-pin 25 has been 40 Figure 1 is a Side Viewof an assembled wrist passed through the wire mesh shell 23 and hassupported retainer, partly broken away to show been frictionauy engagedor gripped by the fle the interior of a carrier member of cush' iblebristles or wires 2|. It will be seen that a ion'like member for blimtended Implements space 26 may be provided between the wire mesh 43?Figure 2 is a front vlew the retainer -P shell 23 and the bristles orwires 2|. The points 45 in figure partly broken wa and Showing of entryin the convex wire mesh shell provide sectlonal mew of bayonet'lomt'free passage for the hair-pin while the lower or 'de el vaton of anassembled wgfi f goiieg ha ving a cushiomlike inner points within theconfines of the outer shell are such that the hair-pin is positivelygripped member for su porting pins. v Figure 4 is a bottom view ofthe-carrier memand d tight 1n w at v r n slt on th p rator ber. happensto insert the hairpin.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a cushion- As shown Figure 3, thecarrier member ll like member stufied with compacted flexible mahas apincushion 21 secured thereto by means of terial. a the bayonet jointNJ. The pmcushion may be of 55 surface and an inner stufling.

It is to be noted that the interior of the hollow shell 23 may, ifdesired, be stuffed with compacted flexible material 29 having coarseinterstices between its fibers, as shown in Figure 5, in place of thebristles shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. It is also to be noted thatthe elastic strap I1, best shown in Figure 2, straddles the arcuatesurface l4 and conforms itself to any size of wrist 2B.

While we have illustrated our carrier II as combined with a hairpinretainer I2 and with a pincushion retainer 21, it is to be noted that wemay employ retainers for other purposes, all of which will beinterchangeable and detachable 2. A wrist-supported cushion-likeretainer for blunt-ended implements, comprising a circularly dishedcarrier member having a centrally arcuate lower surface and an elasticstrap depending from opposite ends of said arcuate surface, a hollowconvex wire mesh member mounted in said carrier, flexible grip meanshaving coarse interstices positioned inside said hollow member, saidwire mesh having apertures permitting said implements to freely passtherethrough and into frictional engagement with 'said flexible gripmeans.

3. A wrist-supported cushion-like retainer for blunt-ended implements,comprising a carrier member having a flange and an arcuate lower surfaceand an elastic strap straddling and depending from opposite ends of saidarcuate surface, a hollow reticulated member detachably mounted in theflange of said carrier, flexible grip means positioned inside saidhollow member,

said reticulated member having apertures permitting said implements tofreely pass therethrough and into frictional engagement with saidflexible grip means, and'means for securing said carrier member and saidreticulated member into unitary relation.

EDGAR L. KOST. GENEVIEVE PRENDERGAST.

